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Australian plus-size fashion event
The Brisbane Times reports about a fascinating new plus-size fashion event that will be taking place in Melbourne, Australia, next month:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nat...00605-xlxy.html It's a good article, and worth reading. Here are some excerpts: Quote:
The article comes with a photo of the organizers. Above, I've bolded the name of the designer, Harvest Powell, as she's the blonde lady on the right:  Isn't she gorgeous? I love the fact that she's a full size 20 (U.S. size 18) and has soft, round facial features. She's been designing straight-size clothing up till now, so it's great to find that she's going to be launching a plus-size line. Here are a few more images I found online of the lovely Ms. Powell:     I hope she ends up modelling some of the fashions she designs. She's lovely. She had the kind of face and figure I wish all plus-size models had. |
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Re: Australian plus-size fashion event
Harvest Powell is beautiful. Sensual face and figure.
I found the Web site of the Melbourne event at the following address: http://www.realwomenrevolution.com.au/ It comes with a charming silhouette graphic of curvy women. This reminds me a bit of Kelsey Olson's Disneyland silhouette in the her Judgment of Paris interview.  I like the fact that this is a plus-specific project - in other words, a waif-free environment. I hope it does very well. |
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Re: Australian plus-size fashion event
If not strictly reminiscent of a formal silhouette, which is usually a headshot, the above graphic definitely does recall the figures from a Schattentheater, or shadow theatre. The German town of Knittlingen is famous as the birthplace of the Dr. Faust, the necromancer who, according to legend, sold his soul to the devil in exchange for power and knowledge. The town's most renowned tourist attraction is its Faust-Museum, one of the most fascinating museums in Germany, with an extensive display of artifacts related both to the historical Dr. Faust, and to the literary/cultural figure realized by Marlowe, Goethe, etc. Knittlingen's Faust-Museum appears in the following image (taken by yours truly, last summer) as the half-timbered building in the centre, situated right alongside the town church--a metaphysically intriguing geographical juxtaposition.  One of the exhibits inside this museum shows Otto Kraemer's figures for a shadow-theatre production of Goethe's Faust.  Here is the shadow-theatre figure of Helena, the spirit of Helen of Troy, whom Faust summons in order to gaze upon her beauty. Notice that the silhouette displays visibly full hips and thighs--much like the figures in the Real Women Revolution graphic, above.  At any rate, the Melbourne event is quite encouraging, and one earnestly hopes for its success. Harvest Powell is a true plus-size beauty, and a fine representative for the project--not just behind the scenes, as a designer, but in front of the camera as well. |
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